Venezuela: Geography#
| Location | Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 8 00 N, 66 00 W 8.0,-66.0 |
| Area | total: 912,050 sq km land: 882,050 sq km water: 30,000 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 912050 DBpedia: 916444 Geoname: 912050 Infoplease: 912050 Britannica: 916445 Wolfram: 912050 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 4,993 km border countries: Brazil 2,200 km, Colombia 2,050 km, Guyana 743 km |
| Coastline | 2,800 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Pico Bolivar 5,007 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Pico Bolivar 5007 m; Pico Humboldt 4942 m; Pico La Concha 4922 m; Bonpland 4890 m; Pico Jahn 4800 m According to Geonames: La Columna 4981 m; Cerro Pintado 3660 m; Pico El Toro 3600 m; Páramo Colorado 3350 m; Pico da Neblina 2994 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | Andes Mountains and Maracaibo Lowlands in northwest; central plains (llanos); Guiana Highlands in southeast |
| Natural Hazards | subject to floods, rockslides, mudslides; periodic droughts |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
| Land Use | arable land: 2.85% permanent crops: 0.71% other: 96.44% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands |
| Irrigated Land | 10,550 sq km (2008) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 1,233 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | sewage pollution of Lago de Valencia; oil and urban pollution of Lago de Maracaibo; deforestation; soil degradation; urban and industrial pollution, especially along the Caribbean coast; threat to the rainforest ecosystem from irresponsible mining operations |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands signed but not ratified:: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Caracas; Maracaibo; Valencia; Barquisimeto; Ciudad Guayana According to Geonames: Caracas; Maracaibo; Maracay; Valencia; Barquisimeto Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall |